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Understand the Restrictions of Bankruptcy

Saturday, September 5, 2009

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Step 5 – Understand the Restrictions of Becoming Bankrupt You should fully understand the restrictions which bankruptcy may place on your life before declaring yourself bankrupt. If you can avoid bankruptcy by entering into a Debt Agreement or a Personal Insolvency Agreement, you may be able to avoid some of these restrictions which bankruptcy may place on [...]

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Personal Insolvency Agreement | PIA

Friday, February 6, 2009

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A Personal Insolvency Agreement (PIA) is another formal restructuring agreement with your unsecured creditors.  A Personal Insolvency Agreement is also known as a Part X arrangement as it is administered under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act.  Only a To be eligible to propose a PIAyou must be insolvent, ie you cannot pay your debts when [...]

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Debt Management

Friday, February 6, 2009

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Debt Management is the process where you may choose to negotiate directly with your creditors to settle your debts. If you only have one or two creditors we recommend that you first approach your creditors directly and try to negotiate an informal payment arrangement.  If you have more than two creditors negotiating an informal arrangement may [...]

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Bankruptcy

Friday, February 6, 2009

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Bankruptcy is most extreme form of debt relief.  Bankruptcy can have severe implications on peoples lives and as such all options to avoid bankruptcy should be carefully considered beforehand. You should first enquire to see if you qualify for other options to avoid bankruptcy like a: Debt Consolidation loan; or Debt Agreement; or Personal Insolvency Agreement In most cases bankruptcy [...]

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Credit – can I incur credit after bankruptcy?

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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As a bankrupt you must disclose your bankruptcy appointment to a provider of finance if you apply for credit exceeding $5,009.  This amount is indexed every six months by ITSA.

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